ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China , Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.
HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing, and commercializing therapies to address global unmet medical needs primarily for malignancies, today announced that the latest results from three clinical studies of one of the company's key drug candidate, lisaftoclax (APG-2575), have been selected for presentations, including an Oral Report, at the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. This is the third consecutive year in which clinical results on lisaftoclax have been selected by the ASH Annual Meeting. In 2024, results from multiple clinical and preclinical studies on four of the company's investigational drug candidates (olverembatinib, lisaftoclax, APG-2449, and APG-5918) have been selected for presentations, including two Oral Reports, at the ASH Annual Meeting.
Developed by Ascentage Pharma, lisaftoclax is a novel orally available Bcl-2 inhibitor with clinical benefits for an array of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. At this year's ASH Annual Meeting, Ascentage Pharma will present an Oral Report featuring the latest results from a Phase I/II study of lisaftoclax in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) or immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis. Furthermore, the latest data of lisaftoclax combinations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MD.
